Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Al Sharpton recently joined U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan on an education tour of several cities to highlight education issues and help rally support for:
• higher learning standards• lifting restrictions on the growth of high-quality charter schools
• turning around low-performing schools
• improving principal and teacher quality
• greater transparency and accountability in all schools
In a joint statement they said, “Our hope is that these school visits and conversations will inspire the full array of stakeholders to set aside partisanship and ideology and join together in support of a common education reform agenda that addresses our core challenges and provides every child in every school the very best education possible.”
Other scheduled stops are New Orleans on November 3 and Baltimore on November 13, with more to come as the tour progresses.
For more information on these visits go to the Department of Education Web site
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